I know we’ve discussed this before, but…
…every now and then it hits me again: how is it that so many people still see Obama as likable? Or even saw him that way in the first place? To me, it became clear early on in the 2008 … Continue reading →
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Norah O’Donnell takes Obama to task
Something’s been going on with the MSM lately. First it was the Boston Globe, criticizing Biden’s “chains” remark. Then it was Tina Brown’s Newsweek, publishing a Niall Ferguson cover story on why Obama needs to go. Then we got Politico‘s … Continue reading →
Write-in rules in Missouri
If Akin won’t quite the race, perhaps there’s some charismatic Missouri Republican who would jump in to challenge him in a write-in campaign? It really depends on how the polls shape up. But unfortunately, there’s no chance under Missouri law … Continue reading →
Revealed: Obama suffers from Romney Derangement Syndrome
My oh my: Obama really doesn’t like, admire or even grudgingly respect Romney. It’s a level of contempt, say aides, he doesn’t even feel for the conservative, combative House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, the Hill Republican he disliked the most. … Continue reading →
Akin and the rape comments
Since the Akin rape comments story seems to have reached a fever pitch, let me just say that I think the man is politically tone-deaf and probably should leave the race for that reason alone. The battle for the Senate … Continue reading →
Ryan Derangement Syndrome: MoDo’s got it bad
Paul Ryan has flummoxed the left. They know he’s evil, and yet he seems like such a nice guy. Therefore he’s doubly evil, because his smiling facade houses a soul so dark. Witness Maureen Dowd’s latest column on the man, … Continue reading →
Annals of math: how integral calculus did me in
[NOTE: This fond reminiscence was sparked by a comment on the Periodic Table thread.] The college I attended had a fairly rigorous set of science requirements for its liberal arts candidates: two (count em, two) year-long lab science sequences, or … Continue reading →
Onward and upward with the Muslim Brotherhood
The Muslim Brotherhood is tightening its control over Egypt, and there doesn’t seem to be much anyone can do about it. Dennis Ross seems to believe, though, that Obama could arrest the slide with some toughlove: Egypt’s president and people … Continue reading →
Ah, Brave New World…
…that has such people in it.
Continue reading →William Jacobson asks…
…”So when does the media put Biden’s qualification to be President on trial?” The answer just might be “On Saturday, August 17, 2012.” And a passel of pigs was seen slowly and laboriously winging its way overhead…
Continue reading →I’m not at all sure…
…whether this article, which I found at Drudge, is reporting the truth. If it is, however, that would be a very ominous sign in Egypt. On the other hand, ye olde blood libel is alive and well and living in … Continue reading →
Obama thought attacking Romney/Ryan on Medicare was a winner…
…but it turned out maybe not so much. Here’s more on how that came to be. Author Mark Mackinnon writes: …[A]ll of this could have been avoided had President Obama simply led and acted on the 2010 Simpson-Bowles plan. Simply? … Continue reading →